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I wear slim and trim glasses and I cannot wear them. I do not want contacts so I just suck it up and go blind. My Fett helmet is so much better to see out of then my Tusken or Guard but those are now my display costumes. Unless you have horrible eye sight you should be fine, I walked on a few occasions, several miles at night (parades) and had no problems.

Can you not wear contacts for medical reasons, or is it the cost ? I've been wearing them for years and the cost has gone down dramatically, especially if you only get a few pair for trooping occasionally.

If it's a matter of not liking them, I would still try them out, it's waaaay better than glasses.

On a side note, why is it that folks who wear Imperial Officer costumes still wear their glasses ? Every other costume has to be authentic and detail oriented except for that. Plus it just looks silly, like Darth Vader in sneakers !

Timmer, I used to live in Clifton Park (now I'm in Troy (a nice part ))

Regarding the cost/medical issue it's really not relevant. I don't want to get them. Maybe down the road but right now I am sticking with glasses. There seems to be mixed results here so I will wing it once I get my bucket I guess.

Danny, what about those wrap-around style glasses they make for athletic type activities ? They fit closer to your face and have the safety strap I think.

I've seen stormtrooper buckets where the guys have mounted the frames, minus the earpiece part, to the inside on a little arm or something.. I find my Fett bucket , even though it's not done yet as far as the interior foam, etc. it has much more eyeglass room inside as well as ease of on and off with glasses.

I dont wear glasses but is it possible to get them made (prescription) tinted (hopefully dark enough), and big enough to fit as normal to the bucket instead of the normal visor? As your eyes are maybe an inch from the 'visor' would this allow for better optical viewing? I can't see it working for a Fett bucket but maybe a tk etc.......?

The sports goggles is actually a good idea. That sounds like the best option so far. Though mounting an older pair of glasses isn't bad either.

Between being able to see and maintaining my comfort level (temperature) there seems to be some logistics I still need to work out. I'm not a wimp but I want to be comfortable while trooping if I'm going to put all this work into the costume.

Hey Dan, look into cooling devices used for things like construction work and mascots.

There are several cooling devices that use absorbed H2O to cool you down. I have one of the neck coolers ( I work outside all year long) and it does work. they make a similar device for the roof of helmets. That and some fans will help. I know that in my TK, the body armor actually works well, it probably would keep your temp down under the flightsuit as well.

I made my custom bucket about the size as an MSH the opening is 9.75" and I fit with glasses, but my nose touches the visor, gotta add more foam to fix that little problem, as for cooling, I cut a HUGE opening in the left side where the ear cap it, and I cut out the vertical 'line', I plan on putting a slim cpu fan over the opening to pull in some cool outside air. If you want, I can post a pic of the opening.